or that they could take on the elite in world motor racing, and win? we may never truly understand what drives mercedes-amg. but here's to another 50 yearsit of . mercedes-amg. half a century of driving performance. honoring a hero. . >> he was a loving child. a good person. >> a fallen officer's parents talk about his life and legacy. facing charges. did a middle schoolteacher show up to work drunk? fast thinking kept an entire marina from exploding. why is this guy taking the favorite eagle out of the nest? >>

viewer's florida weekend? wusa 9 at 11 starts now. >> as the storms roll through, many of you turned to us on social media and we loved it. you sent us these photos, including these beauties right here. the storm had pockets of hail in it. they were intense. this was from silver spring tweeted our way from thomas. andrea tweeted us this picture of her back deck. the sun returned and so did this double rainbow. yes, there really are two. this photo is from beltsville and there's still some cleanup to do, though. >> reporter: one neighbor told me the hail was the size of her fist. it made

>> wow. [ audio difficulty ] [ audio difficulty ] >> reporter: as you can see behind me, the clean up will take longer.

we're looking at a yellow weather alert for tomorrow and sunday. not for big storms, though. this is for rain and showers. it'll be an soggy earth day. this is 7:00. light showers and temperatures in the 50s. if your kids have soccer games tomorrow, they'll be played. get ready mom and dad. 57 at 9:30. 53 with patches of rain rolling through. that's going to be the pattern. 11:00 rain and showers continue. the temperatures are going down. 56 downtown and 52 in gaithersburg. by 1:00 we have patches of rain and showers and temperatures very uniform. 54 in cumberland and 56 downtown. it'll feel like march tomorrow than april. by 3:00 rain and showers with temperatures in the 50s and heavier activity along i-81. see the yellow? at

through saturday night and sunday. we have good news for sunday. not so good news for the start of the week. >> we were just talking about the storm. imagine being in it nine stories up holding a baby eagle. that happened tonight. >> this job is not for you if you're afraid of heights. you've seen this baby eagle before on the eagle cams. he was born march 29. his rescuer is also famous thanks to two big climbs and one touching moment. matthew morris couldn't see much and neither could who he was helping. this newborn eagle was stuck. thursday night viewers of the web cam noticed the right leg was jammed. >> i think the eaglet was uncomfortable being in that position for hours. >> reporter: morris has a farm and he knows small animals but he's never handled a bird of prey. >> it was a

him. i think in his little eagle soul he was probably appreciative. >> reporter: so was the american eagle foundation. it set up the web cam and others like it across the country. the founder has been saving eagles for 30 years and could not bear to see nature take its course. >> if you have the power in your hands to help sometimes you have to step forward and help. >> reporter: the u.s. fish and wildlife service signed off on the rescue. the baltimore zoo signed off on his health. friday evening morris scaled the tree again to make the dropoff. >> i was on my knees and let him out of the bag and he kind of got in close to his siblings and it seemed natural and i gave him a good wish. >> reporter: morris said it was the dad in him who made him do that. people are calling him a hero but this was a

him. he never thought he'd be in a live eagle's nest. the science march kicks off tomorrow morning. first, road closures are going to start at 6:00 in the morning and things will open around 3 in the afternoon. you'll want to avoid the area from the washington monument down to the mall to the capitol. crowd count. there's no way to know how big the thing will be yet. organizers asked for a permit for up to 50,000 marchers and a look ahead. there's another march for next weekend organized by people who want to bring attention to climate change. a teacher busted for allegedly having alcohol at school. she's charged with driving to louden county middle school with something extra in that cup. she brought the booze into the school and somebody got a whiff of it and went to the resource officer. a student showed up at

school and vanished. this is 16-year-old jasmine dunn. she arrived at school but never made it to class. investigators believe she left on her own. she was wearing jeans and a black and gray hoody. detective collison was 28 years old when he was shot and killed last year. tonight his memory is alive and well. from our area to the suburbs of philadelphia. teams of law enforcement officers from across the region are facing off in a basketball tournament that benefits fallen first responders. as they honored his memory on the court, his parents sat down with us to help tell his story to john henry. the story you'll only see here. >> reporter: james and sheila collison will never forget the impact their son had

live. >> you'll never fill that void. they'll always be an emptiness. >> reporter: he died march 13, 2016, after he was shot by another officer while in the line of duty. all around their home you can find reminders about the life he lived. >> of course a sudden death is hard. he was just a loving child. a good person. it's been hard for little things like my birthday, mother's day, christmas. the holidays. he would always call or he would always come home. >> reporter: even a year after his passing his parents still receive support from people all over the country. >> his college friends put a book together. >> reporter: his favorite football team, the philadelphia eagles, sent the family some gear. then there's been the action of his fellow officers. the police department

makes sure to mail their patches to his home. >> we truly appreciate the support. >> reporter: his parents can't help but think about what could have been. >> he had big plans. >> he had aspirations of being fbi or secret service. >> reporter: they wish their son would have been able to reach his full potential. john henry. >> so young, so much promise. >> reporter: wusa 9. a man charged in connection to the shootout that led to his death goes on trial this summer. his parents declined to talk about him or the police officer who shot him. quick thinking probably saved lives and more than a few boats. look here. somebody moved in quickly to tow this flaming boat out into the chesapeake bay and got it away from the marina and the fuel dock there. we got this video from a witness

who had high praise. >> whoever that guy is on that boat is a hero. that is unbelievable. >> a father and son were on the boat before it exploded. they were thrown into the water. the son is being treated for burns. army specialist jeremy tomlin died doing what he loved. so says a woman who would know, his mom. he was killed monday when his helicopter crashed on a golf course in maryland. tomlin's family and friends came to share stories, shed tears and say good-bye. his mother said jeremy had a fear of heights but that fell away when he was in a chopper. he loved to fly, she said. he's soring now. president trump is promising some big tax breaks for individuals and businesses. that promise was a little thin on details today. here's what he

his plan is "bigger i believe a" okay, great. when are we going to find out about it? wednesday or shortly thereafter. guess who disappeared from the internet today? april the giraffe. after months of pregnancy watch and giving birth, she decided i'm done with this. that cam is no more. fear not, we called to check on her and april and the baby are doing just fine. wait, there's more. animal news that is. it's time to verify a viewer question. she wants to know are giant alligators waiting for her when she heads out on her florida vacation? >> this guy got a lot of attention at american university today. who

tonight minneapolis is lit up in purple honoring, of course, the late musical genius known as prince. he died one year ago today and his fans are gathering at paz lee park for a first cam look. they're planning an all night block party starting tomorrow. the autopsy report released says he died of an overdose of opioid overdose. virginia will get nearly $10 million back from the federal government to fight this issue. that money is coming from a billion dollar fund that president obama created to help states tackle the growing epidemic. 91 americans die every day from these kind of overdoses. in 2013 medical providers wrote a quarter of a billion prescriptions for opioid. think about that. that's enough for every american

adult to have their own bottle of pills. sometimes it's hard to tell what's real and what isn't. we got these photo shop wizards trying to fool us with their fancy fake photos. remember this from back in january? who wasn't going to let this guy play through? this video is real. this is a legitimate gator. it got my friend rena farrell worried. she sent me an e-mail to our account and let me put it this way. >> i'm planning a trip to florida and i don't want to encounter the larger than life alligators or crocodiles i've seen on tv walking around freely. is this true or false? do larger than life alligators or crocodiles really exist? please advise. >> happy to. let me put it to you this

you're not going to find that on the florida chamber of commerce. florida has big ones. the record, 14-foot 3 and a half inches and a 13 footer that weighed in at 1043 pounds. you're rolling across universal studios in orlando or south beach in miami, you're not coming face to face with them. quick facts to put your mind at ease. first, only four alligator fatalities since 2008. it averages seven humans bitten by alligators every year. your chances of being seriously hurt by a gator, 1 in 1.24 million. meantime there's been 603 shark attacks since 1959. the real menace, the bike. between 1990 and 2009 --

accidents. my advice, go buy a car. ultimately i can verify, every single piece of video identify shown you tonight is true and real except for the alligator that ate your e-mail. i lived in florida for five years. you've got nothing to worried about. there are rules set by the florida wildlife that says nuisance alligators have to be killed. the big ones aren't bothering anyone. if you do see one, take video and send it to me. if you see something that has you wondering if it's true or not, let us know. we'll verify it for you. leave it to mr. triathlon to weave into a bike. >> those are the stats and the

>> there's a chance you could be riding a bike and get bit by an alligator. >> yeah, you'd have to be in alligator alley. >> let's talk about the weather. 83 and i'm going to raise it to 84. it was okay because it ended up being 81. we are correct. it's going to sound weird. i'll go 68 for tomorrow because there's going to be a midnight high because it's 68 right now. it's going to be around 67 or 68 tomorrow. dress for the 50s and the 40s tomorrow. temperatures will fall all day in part because of the northeast wind. so here's the radar over the last hour. a couple of light showers and thunderstorms to the south. all the severe weather is gone. that was impressive hail.

a little bit of a storm now. one is headed towards prince fredericks. nothing severe tonight or tomorrow or sunday. a whole different air mass. more like march this weekend and wet. rain and showers tomorrow. tomorrow will be wetter than sunday, by far. not even close. heavy rain possible tomorrow night. sunday showers and those will probably be in the morning and then a lot of clouds and so cool but not a washout by any means. i don't know if the grass will dry out in time to cut it. hard to say. 7:00 tomorrow morning, light showers, spotty showers, nothing heavy. temperatures in the 50s. 53 in gaithersburg and 49 in cumberland and 44 in oakland. by tomorrow rain and showers and temperatures in the 50s. soccer games will be played. by 1:00 more showers and notice all shades of green.

by afternoon, though, heavier activity rolls through and by evening temperatures in the 50s. 56 downtown. see the yellows and oranges into southern maryland? that's heavier rain. by saturday night heavier rain is staying south of us. this is brand new information from the computers. most of the heavy rain saturday night will be fredericksburg south and on sunday it'll stay cloudy but drying out. chilly, 44 in gaithersburg and 46 in leesburg. got an early tee time? 40s. by noon on sunday most of the rain and showers south can find into southern maryland the clouds linger to the north. day planner, 58 at 7:# 0. goes down. 56 at 11 and 56 at 1:00 with periods of rain and showers. an soggy earth day. moreho

next seven days tuesday a few showers near 70 and the 80s return and maybe a thunderstorm on thursday. the nats return on friday and with that, we're headed for the middle 80s next friday. >> all right. something to look forward to. were you watching the same forecast i was? >> something to look forward to. all day our digital team keeps tabs on what's trending on. >> sometimes they get surprised. people started talking about matt damon being on campus. several students said he was there to check out the campus with his daughter. the university couldn't confirm he was there but this tweeter could. >> you all, matt damon is at our school. >> you got to be quiet. you got to be quiet. >> he's like keep it down, son. >> they were a little excited. he's like i need you to be

quiet. a few people spotted him. we don't know if he consumed said frappuccino. >> you can't keep a low profile hauling that around. we have bonus baseball and hockey tonight. >> is everybody okay? >> we should be asking you that. >> i'm okay. i survived the fans down at verizon center. we almost had a big share for the grade a big playoff

>> now, wusa 9 game on sports with frank hammer han. >> with the history of this capital's team, we knew the road to the stanley cup would not be easy. even when they were the heavy favorites over toronto. tied at 2-2 and a huge game 5 tonight from verizon center. caps needed this game and they had a scary moment in the first period. alexander ovechkin gets cheap shotted. t.j. oshie on the

the rebound goal. toronto would tie it up at 1-1, of course. of course we go to overtime. the capitals wasted little time. justin williams bangs it home and the caps win 2-1 and lead the best of 7 series 3-2. the chatter was all about the great 8 coming back from that vicious hit. >> there's a web site named after him for a reason. he's a bat ler and a warrior. >> i was watching tv, you know. just having a coke and enjoy the match. >> everyone is an important player. there's only one ovy. when you see him down like that, you get a little nervous and you get a little upset. i thought we responded theht rig way with scoring the goal right away. >> wizards l

three tomorrow at atlanta. wiz up 2-0 after two straight convincing wins. the road will be tougher but they know that. they tip a late afternoon tilt, 5:30 tomorrow in the atl. nat's bats have come alive. ryan zimmerman has -- look who strikes for the 7th time this season. bryce harper does for the nationals. his 7th home run already this season. the sky is looking like the mvp from a couple years ago. nats win this thing in 11 innings, 4-3. five straight wins as they take care of the mets. up the road, nats have bryce harper and they have manny machado. orioles blank boston 2-0. the cap

game six saturday. >> keep it going. . >> excuse

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>> beautiful day on tap tomorrow. sunglasses for sure. >> yellow alert tomorrow and saturday will be wetter than sunday. heaviest rain will be saturday evening and possibly again sunday night and the showers continue into monday. >> let's just fast forward to next

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